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                        Scratch-built Russian rail gun

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                        philo426
                        • Member since
                          March 2005
                        Scratch-built Russian rail gun
                        Posted by philo426 on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 1:43 AM
                        Here is my Russian rail gun.
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                        philo426
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                          March 2005
                        Posted by philo426 on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 1:46 AM
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                        Triarius
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                          January 2003
                        • From: Peoples Socialist Democratic Republic of Illinois
                        Posted by Triarius on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 9:07 AM
                        Excellent work!

                        Ross Martinek A little strangeness, now and then, is a good thing… Wink

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                        philo426
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                          March 2005
                        Posted by philo426 on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 4:35 PM
                        Thanks!
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                        Summit
                        • Member since
                          October 2007
                        • From: Inland Northwest
                        Posted by Summit on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 10:40 PM

                        Very Impressive,just out of curiosity is the model powered to run the rails also ?  Thank you for sharing.

                        Summit 

                        Sean "I've reached nearly fifty years of age with my system." Weekend GB 2008
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                        philo426
                        • Member since
                          March 2005
                        Posted by philo426 on Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:17 AM
                        Yes it runs on 3rail Ogauge track with an operating headlight.Here is one of the construction drawings
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                        philo426
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                          March 2005
                        Posted by philo426 on Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:19 AM
                        As you can see the 0-4-0 Lionel power truck is mounted amidships!
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                        spaltro3
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                          December 2006
                        • From: Scottsdale AZ
                        Posted by spaltro3 on Thursday, January 24, 2008 1:55 AM

                        Very nice job!

                        Osprey just released a New Vanguard book on Armored Trains, one of these beasts is pictured. Author is the very respectable Stephen Zaloga.

                         

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                        philo426
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                          March 2005
                        Posted by philo426 on Thursday, January 24, 2008 8:18 AM
                        Thanks!Sounds like an interesting book!I'll have to check it out!
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                        Townsy11
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                          August 2007
                        • From: Peterborough, Ontario
                        Posted by Townsy11 on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 8:30 PM

                        Very nice work. You did an Amazing job.

                        Chris,

                         

                        "The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his."-- General George S. Patton
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                        Tankluver
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                          June 2006
                        Posted by Tankluver on Saturday, February 9, 2008 2:07 PM
                        Just out of curiosity why does it say Aberdeenn Proving grounds on the side of it?
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                        philo426
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                          March 2005
                        Posted by philo426 on Monday, February 11, 2008 3:51 PM
                        Because I think that one of them was shipped to Aberdeen for evaluation after the war.
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                        Borg R3-MC0
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                          September 2004
                        • From: Utereg
                        Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 5:02 AM
                        Nice looking build of an intrsting subject. Just one little nit-pick, this an armored train. A railway gun is a piece of artillery mounted on train, but not armored.

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                        philo426
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                          March 2005
                        Posted by philo426 on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 8:45 AM
                        OK Thanks for the info!
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